FNUS76 KOTX 171543
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALE PILES...TURNBULL NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
743 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY TO START TODAY THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON.  A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SAG INTO THE
REGION THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW BRINGING INCREASING CHANCE
FOR SNOW TO THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY.  THERE IS STILL
A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE HIGHEST SNOW AXIS
BUT THE BURN SITE COULD POTENTIALLY PICK UP A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST/NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 4 PM.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...ANNA LAHDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.HALEP.01/OTX